Tomato Paappu

Ingredients for Tomato Paappu:

1. Toor daal (Pigeon pea) – ½ cup

2. Onions – 1, chopped fine

    Green chillies – 2, chopped fine

    Chilli powder – 1 small spoon

    Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon

    Salt – For taste

3. Ghee – 1 big spoon

4. Mustard – ½ small spoon

    Red chillies – 2

5. Curry leaves – 2 stalks

   Ginger – 1-inch piece, chopped

   Garlic – 3 cloves, chopped

6. Tomato – 2 small, chopped

How to prepare Tomato Paappu?

1. Cook toor daal along with one tomato and ingredients no: 2 in a pressure cooker.

2. Heat ghee in a pan and sputter mustard and red chillies.

3. Add ingredients no: 5 and remaining tomatoes and sauté again.

4. When the flavour changes to pleasant aroma, pour it to the cooked dal.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine March 1-14, 2013

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